crake

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Recent Examples of crake The corn crake is considered a species at risk of extinction by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025 The most intriguing sighting of all was made by several fortunate observers who had tantalizing glimpses of a possible corn crake at Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 On the trail, Holt describes the nearby corn crake to Kevin, who can’t see through his swollen eyes. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2021 Among its rare and exclusive wildlife are giant tortoises, marine iguanas, penguins, finches, crakes, and species of mice found nowhere else in the world. Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2020 The Cedar Beach bird was only the second corn crake recorded in New York State since Grover Cleveland was president. Richard O. Prum, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crake
Noun
  • Days later, a dead American crow collected in East Sacramento tested positive for the virus.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
  • With continued use, the eye gel can help reduce crow’s feet and other fine lines around the eye area, smooth out under-eye bags, and even brighten up the area for a more awake-looking glow.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Native to North America, eastern screech-owls are mostly gray, reddish-brown or brown with yellow eyes, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • This causes a blast of high-energy radiation called a gamma-ray burst (GRB), a final screech of gravitational waves, and sends out a spray of neutron-rich matter, which allows a process to occur that generates very heavy but unstable elements.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Dorms, classrooms, feeding stations, training cages, trauma bays—all could easily fit on the ballroom site.
    Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
  • Busch didn’t find out his blast landed in the bay until a couple of innings later.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Long before the ecosystems in Illinois were altered by settlers, Native Americans used cottonwood bark for food and medicine, and the roots to create ceremonial items.
    Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
  • While the officer's body camera was not recording audio at the time the shots were fired, Schielke said her clients never heard the dog bark or growl.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • The pair began to exchange words early in the second half, cracking the type of crooked smiles that hardly concealed the competitiveness driving both players to chirp and ridicule and needle one another on both ends of the court.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Stephanie says, between a bark and a chirp.
    Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The vocal repertoire consisted of at least seven different squeak types.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
  • Others reported a persistent squeak.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Victoria topped off her look with a pair of peep-toe heels, wearing her ombré tresses in subtle waves.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 12 June 2026
  • Congrats to the peeps that represent!
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Timbaland’s eerie, minimalist production — stuttering beat patterns, yawning silences between drum hits, synth riffs that bray and heave — was the ideal vehicle for Elliott’s slaloming, heavily syncopated raps.
    New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Crake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crake. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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